Figures of Speech

Words that function exactly as defined are:

• Figurative

• Literal

• Simile

• Idiom

Words where you have to figure out the meaning are:

• Figurative

• Literal

• Alliteration

• Idiom

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

Using "like" or "as" always makes it a simile.

• True

• False

Two things are compared without using "like" or "as"

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

Giving human traits to objects or ideas

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

A word that makes a sound

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Exaggerating to show strong felling or effect

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

The repetition of the initial vowel or consonant sounds.

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

A saying that isn’t meant to be taken literally.

Doesn’t “mean” what it says.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Personification